Prybaby alternatives?

fulloflead

fulloflead

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Not that there's anything wrong with the Prybaby. ;)
I like the concept, but didn't find one just right for me.

I'm looking for something about that price ($50 or less shipped) and thickness except a little longer (4"-5"). Something that would make a big keychain.

This looks kinda cool:
http://www.phlaunt.com/atwoodknives/10990403.php
but it's a little thin and expensive.

Are there other options?

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Check your local dollar store. I have seen very small crow bars at them before. Sears also sell a small (less than 6 inch) flat pry bar.

Patrick
 
I assure you THAT isn't thin!! E-mail Peter, I am sure he has something that will suit your needs. I have a Bug Out Bar and a PryBaby, and they are both awesome!! I have the PryBaby with me all the time. Handy little bugger, it is.
 
fulloflead said:
Not that there's anything wrong with the Prybaby. ;)
I like the concept, but didn't find one just right for me.

I'm looking for something about that price ($50 or less shipped) and thickness except a little longer (4"-5"). Something that would make a big keychain.

This looks kinda cool:
http://www.phlaunt.com/atwoodknives/10990403.php
but it's a little thin and expensive.

Are there other options?

.
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I thought that you used your Sebenza for prying. :D :D
 
The Micro Bug Out Bars are 1/8" S30v but I can do them in 5/32 , 3/16, 1/4 and even thicker as well. And if you wanted CPM 3v in any of those thicknesses I can do that too. :) Some people are very weight conscious and to them the ounces matter and others want more mass. I have developed several variations of designs too and not all have made it onto the site. Gotta do some updates soon...
 
I found some small prybars at harbor freight (tools for fools! :D ) for just a few bucks. I think I saw some at home depot also. Not as nice as the prybabies but easier to have a few stashed somewhere.
 
Not to hi-jack, but whats the difference between the standard prybaby and the ones with the spanner wrench? I cant see a difference, but for $15 i would hope it makes a difference.
 
AcesAndEights said:
Not to hi-jack, but whats the difference between the standard prybaby and the ones with the spanner wrench? I cant see a difference, but for $15 i would hope it makes a difference.
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Strider knives need the spanner to adjust the pivot :)
 
Peter Atwood said:
The Micro Bug Out Bars are 1/8" S30v but I can do them in 5/32 , 3/16, 1/4 and even thicker as well. And if you wanted CPM 3v in any of those thicknesses I can do that too. :) Some people are very weight conscious and to them the ounces matter and others want more mass. I have developed several variations of designs too and not all have made it onto the site. Gotta do some updates soon...
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Thanks, man. I've thought about emailing you to work out something custom because I REALLY like your designs. I might still do that.

I guess it's just a matter of what a person is willing to pay for a certain function.

For example, I'm not willing to pay $100 for a pair of sneakers. I think $40 is a reasonable price to pay for sneakers. Obviously, many people are willing to pay more, but to ME sneakers are only worth $40 to me.

A quality KNIFE to me is worth $400-$600 to me.

A prybar is worth $50 to me.

Are you following me?

I'm sure your work is worth the price to others; it's fantastic work, but to me $50 is all I'm willing to pay for something I'm going to pry with.

If I could get a Prybaby or Bug-out-bar from you that's 4.5-inches long and .25" thick for $50 I'd be in heaven! But you work for more than that and have a market that is willing to pay more than that.

I, personally, don't think that function is worth more than that to ME, so I'm looking for a (lesser) alternative.

But then, a knife USED to be only worth $60 to me and I'm NOW ordering customs at $550, so perhaps my philosophy of prybars will eventually change too, but I'm not ready for that YET.

Maybe, after carrying a lesser one, I'll be willing to spend more for a better one, but I'm not there yet. But thanks for your reply.


I'm going to bid on THIS interesting item:
http://tinyurl.com/chgdc

Please, nobody outbid me.

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Count Choc,
You can get something just as good as that from a hardware shop. I have one in my toolbox that I got from a Japanese hardware shop (Not renown for choice) easily enough. You might want to go to a community college and talk to the metal shop teacher. They are not exactly rocket science and I bet for a couple of beers he can knock one out, heat treat it and have to you in about an hour or less. When I did a basic engineering course in my teens, the first thing we did was a centre punch with heat treat. Making a little pry bar is a doddle (cake walk for you Yanks). It might be nice to get his take on the design too.
 
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